The situation fell into such turmoil that this past March the NASDAQ OMX Group, the parent company for the technology-heavy stock exchange, finally issued an apology of sorts by promising up to $62 million in cash to investors involved.

That wasn't enough for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which slapped the American stock exchange with a $10 million penalty over poor decisions made as well as systems set up during the initial public offering and secondary trading scheme.

However, the tide has turned at least for Facebook itself.

The key to Facebook's growing success as of late appears to be its mobile-first strategy, a theme that has been particularly promoted by CEO Mark Zuckerberg.